Hairy Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I just change the settings on the temp controller to 2 degrees. As simple as that; no racking to another vessel, it is just left in primary. The cooler temps will speed up the yeast settling in the FV and clearing the beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trabfountain Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Thanks Hairy appreciate your help. I also used a stocking to dry hop as you suggested and I'm anxious to taste the final result. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Thanks Hairy appreciate your help. I also used a stocking to dry hop as you suggested and I'm anxious to taste the final result. Cheers The pressure is on now; it's all my fault if it doesn't work [biggrin] You are in a win/win situation. If it turns out great then Trabfountain did a top job, if it turns out crap then it was all that damn Hairy's fault. Let us know how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 all good hairy we wont blame you ....much[lol] just to mention iam bottling not kegging. seems everyone has different views on cold crashing. i guess i can make 2 batches at the same time and cold crash one then compare, i see this as a win win as i should be fully stocked after that [innocent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trabfountain Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 If it turns out great Hairy then it's due to your expert advice. If it doesn't then it's something I've stuffed up. Anyway thanks again and I will let you know how it turns out. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I am sure it will turn out fantastic. A lot of it mainly depends on what styles of beers you like. I didn't particularly like the can that came with the kit (not saying it was bad or I stuffed up) bu I didn't enjoy it. My father in law however thought it was one of the better beers. Just remember to keep good records of all these things and if you don't like something then you will have a record of what went wrong. Its a big bag of experiments for you now. Wait till you start steeping hops and having a sip just to find out what flavours they give the beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I'm really looking forward to fermenting my first batch in my newly acquired brewing fridge. I only have a Porter cubed at the moment, planning on making up another American pale ale on Saturday. I'm wondering if there's any point in cold crashing/crash cooling whatever it's called the porter since it's so dark it wouldn't make a lot of difference. So I might even ferment the pale first so I can try CCing and see the effect of it better. [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotm Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Lotm 8am might be a little to early for me[biggrin] It's never too early... [cool] [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Lotm 8am might be a little to early for me[biggrin] It's never too early... [cool] [biggrin] 8am is definitely too early for me. I wait until at least 8:15am before cracking one open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Hi guys, looks like took a gravity reading today 1016 is this normal ? i thought it should be a lot lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEoin Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 SHould be fine. Give it another few days and check again [happy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 cheers, the local brew shop said it should be at around 1004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Is just me or does this stick on thermostat not really work. Why I ask this question? It seems like the outside environment gives a false reading of the inside temp... Is it just me or has any one else also notice it? As soon as I have a wet towel over it the temp drop. As soon as i take it away it goes up to the room temp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Mine works fine. The only way it wouldn't work is if it was stuck on the fermenter above the level of the beer. Last brew I had my FV in a tub full of water and frozen bottles/ice blocks etc, the stick on thermometer was above the level of the water but within the level of the beer inside and it was reading 18-20-22, whatever it was at the time, ambient room temp was about 30-32. [unsure] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Mine works fine. The only way it wouldn't work is if it was stuck on the fermenter above the level of the beer. Last brew I had my FV in a tub full of water and frozen bottles/ice blocks etc' date=' the stick on thermometer was above the level of the water but within the level of the beer inside and it was reading 18-20-22, whatever it was at the time, ambient room temp was about 30-32. [unsure'] i just ran in to check on mine to make sure. my entire thermometer is above the water line, beer line is above the thermometer and temp is sitting pretty on 18 just creeping to 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 That will be fine Ned. I actually stuck mine on horizontal so I could fill the tub up further without it coming in contact with the thermometer. But I guess I don't have to worry anymore since I sorted out a fridge. [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 That will be fine Ned. I actually stuck mine on horizontal so I could fill the tub up further without it coming in contact with the thermometer. But I guess I don't have to worry anymore since I sorted out a fridge. [lol] bloody showoff lol[biggrin] im getting another coopersfv soon ill do the same with thermometer with that also...horizontal..i fluked this one lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Lol. I originally had mine vertical but I changed it, and then one end of it didn't stick back on properly so I bought another one and now I have two thermometers at different heights on my FV [lol] [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 Today may be possibly one of hte best days of my life. # days straight ive been taking a reading of 1.016 [happy] Im going to bottle these suckers on Sunday. OG 1.040 FG 1.016 So i guess my alcohol % is 3.7%. Is that right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewtownClown Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 1.016 seems too high for the Lager kit. What else went into it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 1.016 seems too high for the Lager kit. What else went into it? If it is BE1 then it contains 400g of Maltodextrin so it won't get really low. Probably 1013-1014 in a 23 litre brew. So it isn't too far off. It could have finished at 1016 or the hydrometer is slightly out or not being used correctly. Are you bottling into glass or PETs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewtownClown Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I seem to remember the DIY kit come with the "Cooper's Brewing Sugar" (?) I can't remember if that is 200 or 600 grams of maltodextrine. Or does it come with 1kg Dex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 The old micro brew kits came with Brewing Sugar - 80% dex and 20% Maltodextrin. The new DIY kits come with BE1 - 60% dex and 40% Maltodextrin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 BE1 came in my kit, its been sitting at 1016 for a few days now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Anthony, 1016 does seem a bit high. When you take another sample, tip it from one glass to another a few times to get all the gas out of the sample. Let it sit in the hydro tube for a bit then test the FG. Also make sure it is at 20 degrees. Hopefully this will give you a better reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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